Retaining clip



J. J. O'BRIEN. RETAINING CLIP. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 55. I920.

Patented July 11, 1922..

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FATENT JOSEPH J. OBEIEN, OF SPRILTGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

RETAINING CLIP.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 11, 1922.,

Application filed February 5, 1920. Serial No. 356,523.

ject is to provide a retaining clip which will v support a fountain penso that its upper end will be substantially invisible or largely obsoured and the garment'gripping arm may be moved away from the garmentby pressure against the upper end of the pen or other instrument held bythe retainer.

Another object of the invention is to provide a retaining clip which canbe loclred to a pen cap against longitudinal movement. A still furtherobject of the invention is to provide a pen clip comprising a capencircling band having a pendant spring tongue and a leverhaving'fianges or lugs bent against the sides of said tongue to hold Ithe lever connected thereto, the spring tongue comprising relativelymovable portions whereby the same may be forced between the lugs and thebody of the lever to hold the two parts relatively locked to each other.

With the above and other objects in view this invention relates tocertain new and useful constructions, combinations and arrangements ofparts, clearly described in the following specification and fullyillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

which Figure '1 is a side elevation showing the clip attached to a pencap.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the clip removed.

Figure 8 is a view in elevation of the pen cap by itself.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line A of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on an enlarged scale on line B ofFigure 1.

Figure? is a side elevation of the band.

Figure 8 is a front elevation thereof.

Figure 9 is a front elevation of the lever partly formed.

Referring to the accompanyin drawings 5 designates a pen cap which is sown to be formed with circumscribing grooves 6 and 7 formed in the upperends 10 thereof and longitudinally spaced from each other. A U shapedband 8 is mounted on the upper end of the pen cap 5 and is provided withopposing lugs 9 adapted to engage the groove 6 and with opposing lugs 10adapted to engage the groove 7 as shown in detail in igure 6, so thatthe band will be held against slippage or displacement on the pen cap 5.

The band 8 is formed with a pendant spring tongue 11 which is shown tobe formed with a longitudinal slot 11 providmg relatively yieldableportions 12 and 13 each of which is provided with a recess 14 located onthe outer edge portion thereof.

The spring tongue 11 is connected by a loop portion 11 with the upperedge portion of the band 8 and is coupled to the lever or grlpping bar15 by means of lugs 16 and 1? formed on the sides thereof. The lug 16 isadapted to snugly fit in the recess 14 of the portion 13 and the lug 17is adapted to snugly fit in the recess 14 of the portion 12 of thetongue 11. In assembling the two members the lugs 16 and '17 are turnedover as shown in section in Figure 5 and the spring tongue 11 forcedbetween the lugs and the body of the lever or gripping bar.

The lower end of the gripping bar is equipped with a ball or thelike 18and the upper end of the gripping bar-or lever is bent to an almostright angle to provide a depressible handle 19 which is adapted tooverlie the pen cap as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

The band 8 is sprung into gripping position as indicated in Figures 1and a so that the lugs 9 and 10 will snap into the grooves 6 and 7 Bypushing the handle portion .19 toward the pen cap or article retainedthereby the ball or gripping terminal of the bar or lever 15 will bemoved away from the garment and the pen or other article held by theclip can be withdrawn. The loop 11 which connects the spring tongue 11to the band 8 is preferably wide enough to receive the edge portion of avest or coat pocket and sits directly on the edge of the vest or coatpocket so that the upper end of the pen cap or article retained by theband 8 will lie on about the same level or slightly below the pocketedge engaged by the loop 11*, and be practically obscured from ordinaryobservation.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. The combination with a pen cap or the like having an encirclinggroove ofa retaining' member having a band in gripping relation to thecap or th like and alug interlocked with said groove.

2. A retaining clip consisting of an article gripping band havinglongitudinally spaced l. A retaining clip comprising an article engagingmember having a pendant split tongue prov-ldlng relatlvely yleldableP01".-

tions, and a gripping bar having lugs directed toward each other andadapted to receive the relatively yieldable portions of the tongue,whereby the grippingbar and the member may be positively united to eachother. I

5. A retaining clip comprising an article engaging member and a grippingbar car.- ried thereby and having spring connection With said member andprovided with a laterally deflected portion to overlie the article to beretained.

6. A retaining clip comprising a gripping lever having a laterallydeflected upper end,

a spring fulcrum for said lever and means for securing said fulcrum tothe article to be retained.

7. A retaining clip comprising a gripping lever having a laterallydeflected upper end,

aspring fulcrum for said lever and means for securing said fulcrum tothearticle to be retained capable of having-interlocking engagement withthe article to be retained to prevent slippage thereon.

8. A retaining clip comprising a band having a split spring tongueproviding relatively yieldable portions, at least one of said portionshaving aned e recess, and a gripping lever having a clamping lug on eachside thereof adapted to connect said grippinglever to the tongue, one ofsaid lugs being adapted to interlock with the recess.

9. A retaining clip for pens and pencils consisting of a lever, meansfor connecting the lever, to the pen or pencil, providing a fulcrumtherefor, the lever having a laterally deflected upper end, adapted toproject inwardly over the end of the pen or pencil.

10. The combination with a pen ,cap or the like having an encirclinggroove, a band having a clasping fit with the cap and an inset portionto engage the groove and prevent relative longitudinal movement of theband on the cap, and a gripping member carried by said band. 7

11. A retaining clip consisting of an attaching portion having a pendantspring tongue extending from; the upper end of said band, and a grippinglever having lugs folded on said tongue and interlocked therewithagainst longitudinal movement.

12. A retaining member having a portion adapted to be connected to a pencap or the like and a gripping bar connecting portion, said last namedportion consistingof a split spring tongue providing relativelyyieldable portions, one of said portions last named having an edgerecess therein.

Signed by me at Springfield, Massachusetts.

JOSEPH J. OBRIEN.

